Car-seat cushion.



Patented sept. 4, |900.

ren. 657,501.

W. E. RICHARDSON. GAB SEAT CUSHION.

(Application led Apr. 25, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED] i STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

WALTER' E. RICHARDSON, OE READING, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSICNOR To THE HEYwOoD BROTHERS a WAKEEIELD COMPANY, OE WAKEEIELD,

MASSACHUSETTS.

CAR-SEAT CUSHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,501, dated September 4, 1900.

Application led April 25, 1900.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. RICHARD- sON, of Reading, in the county of Middlesex `and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cars` Seat Cushions, of` which the following isa specification. v

This invention relates to cushioned seats such as are used in railway-cars, the seat comprising a rigidly-supported frame, springs supported in rows on cross-bars on the frame, and a seat-top of suitable upholstery supported by the springs. Between the upper ends of the springs and the seat-top are inf terposed bearings or seats' for the seat-top, adapted to prevent the upper` ends of `the springs fromV pushing through the top, and these bearings have heretofore been sheetmetal strips extending across the upper ends of the springs and secured thereto, there being one strip for each row of springs and the springs being riveted to the strip. y y

Myinvention consistsfin an improved bearing presenting Certain advantages, which will be set forth and claimed hereinafter. W

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure lfrepresents a transverse sectionoi:` a car-seat embodying my invention, the seat-top being removed. Fig. 2 represents a bottom view of a portion of the seat, showing portions of a row of springs and portions of the cross-bar which supports said row. Fig. 3 represents a perspective View showing a portion of the metal strip and one of the plates thereon. Fig.` t represents a perspective view showing a portion of the strip alone. Fig. 5 represents asection on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures. i i l In the drawings, a a represent the side bars ofthe usual seat-frame, and b represents one of the spring-supporting Cross-bars attached to the frame and supporting arow of `springs c c c, there being several cross-bars and several rows of springsto each frame.

d represents a relatively narrow strip of sheet metal extending across the upper ends of the springs c c c and having perforations serai No. 14,269. (No modem V0l to receive attaching-rivets e, hereinafter' referred to.

f f f represent a series of sheet-metal plates which have struck-up oset loops f', formed l to receive the strip d, the plates j' being strung upon the strip ol, as indicated in Fig. 3. Each plate has a perforation f2, which coincides with one of the perforations d' of the strip d. The plates fand strip d are united to each other and tothe springs o by rivets e, as shown in Fig. 5, a strip g of textile fabric being preferably united to said parts by the same rivets, the ends of the. strip g being attached to the side bars a a of the frame. The platesf project from both edges of the strip d and are arranged sufficiently near together to collectively form a suitable support for the seat-top.

The improved bearing formed by the strip d and plates f is better than a single strip of y tion which does not apply to my vimproved bearing.

v,The bearing and the springs connected as shown constitute a seat-top-supporting member, the seat having a plurality ofsaid members.

In a car or other seat, an upholstery-supporting member comprising a series of springs supported by the seat-frame, a relatively-narrow flexible sheet-metal strip extending across the series of springs and perfo rated to receive spring-attaching rivets, a series 'of independent sheet-metal plates having oisetiloops whereby the plates are strung `on the strip, each plate having a rivet-receiving perfora-l tion which coincides with one of the perforations of the strip, and rivets passed through the perforations in the plates and strip and secured tqthgupprends oftllespring,s,'tlm*1v` said plates being. of vgreater Widthihaurzthej Astrip, and constitutingal series vof` yieldingv berngs kforv the` upholstery top of 'thqlwslegh `While Lthe strip constitutes `it flexible connect-` tionbetween the plates,`and reinforcement XthereoVQ.- i W ,nature ginpresennoflnwq witnesssesi i. Y f.`mmm'YEQRIGHARDSON l f f0.1W;.H.;EREDERICK, 

